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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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